Convoy ON.115

Depart Liverpool on 24 July 1942.
Arrived Boston on 8 August 1942.
Hague's records contain 43 merchants and 12 escorts (41 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/07 - 03/08
AGWIDALE (US)
45
4,763
1918
 
COLLISION THEN STRAGGLED
ARLETTA (Br)
84
4,870
1925
 
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY U 458 5.8.42
ASBJORN (Br)
82
4,387
1935
GENERAL
SYDNEY CB
ATHELCHIEF (Br)
33
10,000
1939
 
CURACOA
BELGIAN SOLDIER (Bel)
94
7,167
1941
 
EX EMPIRE SELWYN. SUNK BY U 553 & 607
BRIMANGER (Nor)
12
4,883
1929
 
NYC
CISTULA (Du)
23
8,097
1939
 
HALIFAX
COLLINGSWORTH (US)
35
5,101
1920
SCRAP RUBBER
NYC
CORNER BROOK (Br)
61
5,767
1925
 
HALIFAX
DELHI (Sw)
75
4,571
1925
 
NYC
DORCASIA (Br)
31
8,053
1938
 
NYC
EL LAGO (Pan)
13
4,221
1920
 
STRAGGLED
EMMA BAKKE (Nor)
64
4,721
1929
 
13 PASSENGERS, NYC
EMPIRE HEYWOOD (Br)
14
7,030
1942
 
NYC
EMPIRE OCEAN (Br)
83
6,765
1941
COAL
ASHORE 4.8.42, SANK IN TOW 5.8.42
EMPIRE SOUTHEY (Br)
25
7,041
1942
 
 
EMPIRE SPRAY (Br)
92
7,242
1941
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE TRADER (Br)
22
9,990
1908
STORES, GENERAL
NYC for Auckland
G S WALDEN (Br)
52
10,627
1935
 
TORPEDOED AND TOWED IN TO ST JOHN'S NF
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 03/08
GYDA (Br)
91
1,695
1934
 
HALIFAX
HAMILTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 -
HERBRAND (Nor)
73
9,108
1935
 
HX
HOEGH HOOD (Nor)
54
9,351
1936
 
HX
JAMAICA PLANTER (Br)
21
4,098
1936
GENERAL
NYC
KATY (Nor)
44
6,825
1931
 
NYC
LA MALBAIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 08/08
LOCHKATRINE (Br)
41
9,419
1922
 
SUNK BY U 553
LOUISBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 03/08
LUCELLUM (Br)
74
9,425
1938
 
RETURNED
MANCHESTER TRADER (Br)
71
5,671
1941
GENERAL
HALIFAX THENCE ST JOHN NB
MONTREAL CITY (Br)
11
3,066
1920
GENERAL, COAL
NYC
MOUNT EVANS (Pan)
55
5,598
1919
 
NYC
NORSK TANK (Nor)
62
9,720
1928
 
HX
ORNEFJELL (Nor)
93
1,334
1937
GENERAL
HALIFAX
OTINA (Br)
32
6,217
1938
 
HALIFAX
PACIFIC GROVE (Br)
51
7,117
1928
 
17 PASSENGERS, NYC
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
63
9,556
1937
 
NYC
RIMOUSKI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 08/08
ROBERT F HAND (Br)
42
2,197
1933
 
HALIFAX
SACKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 04/08
SAGUENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 01/08
SAN ERNESTO (Br)
34
8,078
1939
 
NYC
SEMINOLE (Br)
43
10,389
1936
 
NYC
SKEENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 31/07
SOLFONN (Nor)
24
9,925
1939
 
ARUBA
TILAPA (Br)
81
5,392
1928
 
HALIFAX
TOPDALSFJORD (Nor)
65
4,271
1921
 
HAMPTON ROADS
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
72
1,914
1940
GENERAL
HALIFAX
USS SWANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 08/08
WESTLAND (Du)
53
5,888
1931
STORES, GENERAL
9 PASSENGERS, NYC
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 02/08
WITCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 -

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.115:

    LIVERPOOL ESCORT BODO, OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.13 SOE SKEENA RELIEVED BY WETASKWIN, WLEF ESCORT TU 24.18.3 SOE VERITY
    WLEF ESCORT REINFORCED BY HAMILTON, WITCH, AGASSIZ & USS SWANSON. ASSINIBOINE & WETASKWIN SANK U 588 31.7.42
    LOUISBURG TOOK IN DAMAGED G S WALDEN TO ST JOHN'S NF
    ST FRANCIS, SAILED ST JOHN'S NF FOR ON 115, DIVETED TO HALIFAX WITH DEFECTS AND DID NOT JOIN
    COMMODORE: Adm SIR A J DAVIES KBE CB IN PACIFIC GROVE
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm H C RAWLINGS DSO IN MANCHESTER TRADER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.